Industry Stakeholder Workshop on Green Technology Critical Metal Recycling
Wed, Oct 11
|Advanced Research Centre
Join The University of Glasgow and the University of Leicester for a showcase of the latest developments in green technology critical metal recycling and sustainable manufacturing.
Time & Location
Oct 11, 2023, 9:00 AM – Oct 12, 2023, 5:00 PM
Advanced Research Centre, University of Glasgow, 11 Chapel Lane, Glasgow G11 6EW, UK
About the event
Technology critical metals are an essential distinct subset of specialist, often 'critical' metals, and each has its own specific properties. They are fundamental enablers of most major applications throughout industry and especially in clean energy and digital technologies, and they are essential for the world to decarbonise. The demand for such metals is growing, and a wider range of materials and a circular economy approach are needed for the emerging technologies that will enable the energy transition and net zero aims. The UK is currently 100% import reliant on technology critical metals and so it is essential to recycle these metals and develop a circular economy. Unfortunately, these metals are diffusely distributed and maintaining value is difficult with current non-selective hydrometallurgical techniques.
Through a UKRI Sustainable Manufacturing grant, and the Met4Tech project, the Universities of Leicester (School of Chemistry) and Glasgow (James Watt School of Engineering) are combining novel catalysts…